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Event Highlights
2:04pm Thursday 25th February 2010
Northern Coast and Countryside Exhibition, Lockwoods Restaurant, Ripon
Dog star
2:01pm Thursday 25th February 2010
TV’s Dog Whisperer is coming to the North-East to tell us all about his techniques. So you’d better just ‘Sit!’ and listen, says Viv Hardwick.
My North: Matt Baker
2:11pm Thursday 25th February 2010
IWAS born in Easington village, actually in Thorpe Hospital, close to the village. We had a smallholding in Easington with horses and goats and I went to the local school. When I was about ten, my mum and dad bought a farm west of Durham so we moved up there and renovated the farmhouse ourselves.
A perfect match
12:22pm Tuesday 23rd February 2010
Born and bred in Darlington, Shuma Choudhury is a modern woman. But she was very happy to have an arranged marriage according to Muslim tradition, she tells Lucy Richardson, who follows her through the intricate ceremonial.
Going against the grain
12:09pm Tuesday 23rd February 2010
Cabinet designer Kate Eyre, from Saltburn, is beginning to make a name for herself in the macho world of bespoke furniture. Ruth Addicott finds out what drives her to pursue such an unconventional passion.
And he’s off!
11:52am Tuesday 23rd February 2010
The man responsible for all the behindthe- scenes work at Ripon, which recently picked up the award for best small racecourse in the North, explains what happens on a typical race day.
The winner’s enclosure
11:58am Tuesday 23rd February 2010
What does it take to be crowned Best Dressed Lady at the races? Ruth Addicott speaks to Jayne Spink, who has been scooping up prizes for the past ten years.
Stable talk
1:58pm Thursday 18th February 2010
Michael Dods is one of the North’s most successful racehorse trainers. He talks to Ruth Addicott about private jets, his favourite horse and what really goes on after a race.
Competition: Win a luxury break for two at Ox Pasture Hall
1:49pm Thursday 18th February 2010
OX Pasture Hall is stunningly located in 17 acres of landscaped gardens and grounds.
A tale of two Janets
1:00pm Thursday 18th February 2010
She may be part of the glitzy media set in London, but up north Janet Street-Porter prefers to party in her local village hall, playing games of musical chairs and pass the parcel with her famous friends. She tells Ruth Campbell what it is she loves about the Dales.
